A Stamford resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Department of Public Health.
It is the second human case of West Nile in Connecticut this season.
The patient was hospitalized and has already been released, according to a release from the Stamford Department of Health and Social Services. It was not clear when the person was hospitalized.
Symptoms of West Nile Virus include fever, headache, body aches and nausea. In rare cases, patients can develop severe symptoms, such as high fever, neck stiffness, tremors, coma and paralysis, according to Stamford's health department.
The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Several mosquitoes infected with West Nile have been trapped throughout Connecticut this season.
The state's first human case of West Nile Virus was in a patient in Bridgeport.
